What to know
- Presentation Day/Time: Wednesday, April 23, 9:00–10:25 am
- Presenter: Priyanka Anand, MD, MSc, EIS officer assigned to the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention
What did we do?
- We assessed syphilis rates among women of reproductive age (15-44) in ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System during 2013–2022.
- Our goal was to characterize trends and inform national syphilis response efforts.
What did we find?
- There were 213,366 syphilis cases reported among women of reproductive age during the 2013–2022 time period.
- Rates of syphilis increased from 12.5 to 78.0 during the study time period, with large increases in growth of late syphilis after 2020 (more than 45% annually).
Why does it matter?
- Syphilis case rates among women of reproductive age continue to rise rapidly, highlighting the importance of continued syphilis prevention efforts among this population.
- Health departments may consider prioritizing all stages of syphilis cases in women of reproductive age for potential follow-up and partner services interventions to address the growth in cases and to prevent congenital syphilis.
Abstract Category: Syphilis